Hose rack



Jan. 9, 1945. N ROSENBLUM 2,367,141

HOSE RACK Filed Feb. 14. -l944 I N V EN TOR. I M47697 @savsz. 0M

' adapted to enclose the thereon, said housing consisting of the usual side A but having hinged front Patented Jan. 9, 1945 I 2,367,141 g 7 g y I v nose RACK t j "Nath anRosenblum, University City, Mo. 1 Application February 14, 194 l, Serial No. 522,400 a c ims. (01-29941),

This invention relates to hose racks, and is primarily adapted to supporthose intended for use as a fire extinguisher. p The principal object of the invention is to provide a rack which will. support'a hose of relatively I v a waterpipe, in such a manner that it will beinstantly available for use in case of a fire. One of the advantages of my rack'is that the hose whichit supports may remain at all times connectedto the waterpipe, and when not in use will be neatly and afelyput away until itis needed and, since it is encased 'inan attractive housing, will not be an unsightly object in'a room; By the use oimy invention a'hose for extinguishing firecan be always at hand foruse any place. where there is a waterpipe; for instance, in a kitchen, laundry, or any. room which vhas a stationary washstand, etc". and if and when a fire breaks out it is the work of a few moments to draw the hose from the rack, turn on the water, .and play a stream on the fire before itmakes any headway. When the fire has. been extinguished, it is a simple matter. to rewind the hose uponthe rack, after which it is ready for use again when needed... U .1 "My'rack is of extremely simple construction and can be so inexpensively produced that it is feasible to install it as a safety measure wherever there is a waterpipe to which it can be connected.

Fig. 1 is a perspective view of my rack, with the hose wound thereon, encased in its housing.

Fig. 2 is a vertical, longitudinal section taken on line 2-2, Fig. 1.

Fig. 3 is a vertical cross-section taken on line 3-3, Fig. 2. V

My invention includes a rectangular housing rack and the hose wound and rear walls and floor, oors I a p ed to swing outwardly nd provided with pull knobs l, and a hinged top 2 adapted to swing upwardly, said top being providedwith a handle 2' by which it may be raised and with a bracing member 2 to hold it in raised position when it has been swung upwardly.

The rack, which is located within said hous-I ing, is composed of three horizontal bars 3 which rest upon the 1100-1- of the housing adjacent the front and rear walls and one side wall of said housing, and adjacent the four corners of said housing four vertical bars 4 rise from said bars 3 to a point a slight distance short of the hinged top 2. A longitudinally extending bar 4' extends illustrated in Fig.

from the top of each rear bar 4 to the top of the opposite forward bar 4. Atthe rear of the rack a crossbar 5 extends from one to the other of the two rear vertical bars 4 a short distance below the upper ends of said bars 4, and two longitudinal bars 6 are hingedly connected for upward movement to said crossbar 5 and extend'fo-rwardlythe full length of the rack. The front ends of the longitudinal bars 6 rest upon hooked members I, which are hingedly' connected to the forward vertical bars 4 for outward movement. Apertures 8 are provided in the side walls and top of the housing to permit the circulation of air therein. 'All the part thus far described are 1. It will be recalled that the of the rack extend along the front and rear walls and one of the side walls ofthe housing. Along the opposite side of the rack a pipe 9 of relatively small diameter, say about one-half inch, i situated a short distance above the floor of the housing and extends forwardly through an aperture in the rear wall of said housing and slightly to one side of adjacent vertical bar 4 to a point somewhat short of the oppo 'te vertical bar t at the front of the rack. Through the aperture in said housing the pipe 9' extends a short distance beyondthe rear wall of the housing and is coupled at 10 to a waterpipe W (Fig. 2). At its forward end the pipe 9 is coupled to a faucet F for turning the water on and off.

A hose His also coupled to the faucet F, so that water from the waterpipe W flowing through the pipe 9 can be allowed to flow into the hose H \or not, as desired. The hose H, which is of approximately the same diameter as the pipe 9, is passed from its point of coupling to the faucet F upward- 'ly and diagonally to the top of the rack, where it is clamped at H to one of the bars 4, and to assist in holding it in position it is also clamped at l2 to the nearest forward bar 4 a short distance above the faucet F. From the point II the hose H is passed across the longitudinally extending bars 6 and allowed to depend therefrom to form a loop, and this procedure is repeated until all of the hose H hangs in At the free end of nozzle N, which is clamped to one of the forward vertical bars 4 when the entire hose has been suspended from the bars 6, as shown most clearly in Fig. 2. At this time the entire rack and hose will be enclosed in the housing and the front doors I and hinged top 2 can be closed, as shown in Fig. 1.

supporting horizontal bars a loops. from said bars (5. the hose it is provided with a In operation the procedure is as follows: The front doors I are swung open on their hinges, the nozzle is released from its clamp, and the hooked supporting members 1 are swung outwardly on their hinges, leaving free the forward ends of the bars 6 from which the hose is suspended. By grasping the nozzle, the hose may then be quickly drawn from the supporting rods 6, the water turned on at the faucet F, and the nozzle carried to the place where the fire has started. As will be readily understood from the above, it takes only a few moments to start the water playing onto the blaze, which therefore has not had time to make much headway and can be quickly extinguished.

When the fire is out and the hose is to be rel placed on the rack after the water has been turned off at the faucet F, the top 2 of the housing is raised on its hinges and held in open position by means of the bracing arm 2 leaving the top of the housing open. To facilitate the operation of looping the hose on the bars. 6, said .bars

bars are brought to rest upon the hooked sup,- porting members 1, which have been swung to their initial position. The nozzle N is then clamped to the nearest vertical, bar A, and .the

ready for instant use should this again become therefrom tosaid hose, and means for shutting off thewater from said hose.

3. In combination, a hose rack and a housing therefor, said hose rack, being adapted to support. a hose which is permanently connected toa source of water supply, said rack comprising ver- NATHAN ROSENBLUM. 

